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Bugui Point Lighthouse

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Bugui Point Lighthouse
Map
LocationBugui Point, Masbate Island, Aroroy, Philippines Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates12°36′01″N 123°14′17″E / 12.60015°N 123.23798°E / 12.60015; 123.23798
Tower
Constructed1902 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionstone (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsgray Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1 December 1902 Edit this on Wikidata
Lensthird order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Active light Edit this at Wikidata
Height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with flared top
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height66 m (217 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(3) W 10s Edit this on Wikidata

Bugui Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on Bugui Point in the town of Aroroy, in the northern tip of Masbate Island, province of Masbate, in the Philippines.[1][2] It lights the entrance to the channel between Burias Island and Masbate Island and the channel between Burias and Ticao Islands leading to San Bernardino Strait.[3]

Work on the light was started in October 1893, but worked was stopped in November 1896 with the onset of the Philippine Revolution. Lighthouse construction was continued by the Americans in 1902 and the light was finally lit on December 1, 1902.

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References

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  1. ^ "Pub.112 List of Lights", p.190. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2009.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Masbate". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Island", p.110. Washington Government Printing Office, 1902.
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